| BY DREW BROACH | Deputy metro editor |
DOMESTIC HISTORY: New evidence of the troubled domestic relationship between BJ Brown and Cassandra Jones surfaced Wednesday, after Brown was arrested in rural Tennessee on charges of killing her in New Orleans and shooting a police officer while on the lam. FAMILY STYLE: Early in June, chefs from around the state gathered for a fierce, if friendly, bout of competition at the annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-off, with a coveted crown on the line. A week later, disaster struck one of those chefs, Ben Fidelik, as a fire broke out at his Mariner’s Restaurant in Natchitoches. Now, erstwhile competitors are rallying to support Fidelik and his 60-member staff. (Sign up for our New Orleans restaurant newsletter.) UNWELCOME: An Orleans Parish criminal court judge who left the bench two years ago after a lengthy suspension has admitted that he “engaged in unwelcomed touching of two staff members and a judicial colleague” in the courthouse during his time in office. Read about the consequences. Thanks for starting your Thursday with us. Check the latest news all day at NOLA.com. D.B. |